Russell Wilson threw three touchdowns and ran for another, and North Carolina State snapped a four-game losing streak by holding off Maryland 38-31 on Saturday in a matchup of the ACC Atlantic Division's worst teams. Wilson was 25-for-38 for 343 yards and the Wolfpack (4-5, 1-4) made just enough plays to secure their second win against a Bowl Subdivision opponent. Both teams combined for 752 total yards. Wilson overcame a career-worst three interceptions with touchdown tosses of 17 yards to George Bryan, 35 yards to Donald Bowens and 18 yard to Darrell Davis. Wilson and Jamelle Eugene each had 2-yard scoring runs. Torrey Smith returned a kickoff 82 yards for a touchdown, the school-record third of his career. Alex Wujciak returned an interception 70 yards for a score, while Davin Meggett and Chris Turner had 1-yard TD runs for Maryland (2-7, 1-4). Nick Ferrara's 31-yard field goal pulled the Terps within seven with 4:56 remaining, then got the ball back with 59 seconds left. Backup quarterback Jamarr Robinson, filling in for the injured Turner, led them to the 34 with 22 seconds left but Michael Lemon sacked him with about 15 seconds left and then pressured him as he threw incomplete on the final snap. Maryland has four straight and lost seven of eight. Turner was 12 of 19 passing for 135 yards, but left late in the first half with an apparent left leg injury and didn't return. For a while, the offense seemed to go with him. Robinson finished 5 of 11 for 27 yards. The Terps, who without injured Da'Rel Scott have dropped near the bottom of the ACC in rushing offense, had nine total yards in the third quarter. Continued... |